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Hurricane Maria
Corporations Are Poisoning People in Puerto Rico With Coal Ash
Rates of cancer and asthma have risen in Guayama since AES Corporation opened its coal-fired power plant.
Interest Groups Push to Uphold Law Withholding Relief to Puerto Rico
Domestic shipping and maritime interest groups, alongside unions, are lobbying to keep the Jones Act on the books.
Puerto Ricans Transform Closed Schools Into Community Centers
Schools reclaimed as community centers are helping to create communities lost in the wake of the hurricanes.
Puerto Rican Students Show PTSD Symptoms After Hurricane Maria
Similar problems have been reported among children in other parts of the Caribbean also affected by hurricanes in 2017.
Puerto Ricans Are Resisting Policing as a Solution to Crisis
Policing is a form of "colonial crisis management" in Puerto Rico, says author Marisol LeBrón.
A Political Stalemate Over Puerto Rico Is Leaving US Disaster Funding in Limbo
The Trump administration’s neglect of Puerto Rico is based in racial bias.
Congresswoman Slams Trump for Fighting Against Puerto Rico Disaster Aid
On Monday, two competing disaster relief bills stalled in the Senate.
Puerto Rico Forced to Slash Basic Food Aid While Waiting for Washington to Act
Some 1.35 million low-income residents of Puerto Rico will have their food benefits cut.
The Crisis of Violence Against Women in Puerto Rico
The Colectiva Feminista en Construcción is building a movement against gender-based violence in Puerto Rico.
Senators Press for Expanded Probe of FEMA Over Hurricane Maria
The Trump administration’s spectacular incompetence in Puerto Rico hasn’t attracted an adequate level of scrutiny.